Title :
One-third terabit/s transmission through 150 km of dispersion-managed fiber
Author :
Chraplyvy, A.R. ; Gnauck, A.H. ; Tkach, R.W. ; Derosier, R.M. ; Giles, C.R. ; Nyman, B.M. ; Ferguson, G.A. ; Sulhoff, J.W. ; Zyskind, J.L.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
340 Gb/s (seventeen 20-Gb/s 2/sup 31/-1 PRBS NRZ channels) were transmitted through 150 km of fiber with 50 km amplifier spacing. Chromatic dispersion penalties and four-photon mixing effects were minimized by dispersion management.<>
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; wavelength division multiplexing; 150 km; 340 Gbit/s; 50 km; PRBS NRZ channels; WDM; amplifier spacing; chromatic dispersion penalties; dispersion-managed fiber; four-photon mixing effects; terabit/s transmission; Band pass filters; Bit error rate; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
